An exhibit on sale

SET up like an exhibition space but operating as a store, Denizen Design Gallery opened last week in Los Angeles. Conceived as a West Coast showcase for limited edition domestic furnishings, Denizen mixes fine art and functionality in wood, concrete, steel and plastic. The discoveries include Johnston-Ready’s sleek stools made of folded sheet aluminum and benches in solid walnut (shown above with a cast aluminum table topped in glass). The design collaborative MachineHistories tweaks software and tools to carve what it calls “perfectly imperfect” mirror frames (below). Joe Futschik’s jefdesign pendant lights (below) are handmade from fine wood veneers. Among other local designers represented here: Andrea Kitts, who creates an illuminated acrylic sphere called Glow-be in five sizes, and Mash Studios, which builds custom shelving. 8600 Venice Blvd., (310) 838-1959; www.denizendesigngallery.com.